The Imperial Court's Edict!

As soon as Huang Qi left, Yang Congyi didn't care about the silver box on the ground, and hurriedly opened the paperwork, and sure enough, he saw the red military seal on it.

Cheng Xinlang, the deputy envoy of Hui Yi Governor, is clearly on the edict, and the date of payment is the third day of the first month of the eighteenth year of Shaoxing.

Yang Congyi wanted to shout three times to celebrate, but he finally held back, and after reading it again, he carefully put it away.

Tang Xun looked at the edict, and he was also very excited, and said a few times, "Brother Yang, I am an official."

After the two of them smirked and got excited, they noticed two large boxes on the ground.

Yang Congyi opened the lid of the box, and the silver ingots with white flowers were greatly evenly placed and placed neatly, which was really good-looking.

"Brother Yang, you are also a rich man, 10,000 yuan." Tang Xun said with a smile.

Yang Cong picked up a silver ingot, weighed it, and asked, "Brother Tang, do you say that 10,000 yuan is too much?" Seeing that he suddenly saw so much money, he was a little overwhelmed, how to spend it?

Tang Xun said with a smile: "How do I know that 10,000 yuan can buy 100 acres of fertile land, which can cost a family of five for a few lifetimes, which is enough for a luxurious person to spend a month." ”

Yang Congyi said again: "Then how do we spend this money." ”

Tang Xun said: "First of all, you have to buy a good horse, and you will have to run away in the future." ”

Yang Congyi said: "Yes, I have to go to Quanzhou first to settle the shipbuilding matter, and there are a lot of things in the future, just the two of us, think about it." ”

Tang Xun said: "Step by step, we can't be in a hurry." ”

Yang Congyi said: "One box of silver per person, Lord Huang is thoughtful, we can't do anything without money." ”

Tang Xun smiled: "No, with this money, you can ask some people to help first." ”

Yang Congyi closed the lid of the box and said, "Let's go, while it's still early, move quickly." I'll go find the car, you pack your things. ”

The two of them divided the work, and after a short time they found a carriage, and their personal belongings in the house were also packed.

Before dark, they moved to a small courtyard in Baomin Fang, saying that it was not small, and there were seven houses, which were cleaned up and just moved in.

Choose one of the two and live immediately, and you will suddenly feel at home and have a private space.

After they settled down, they did not meet again, but began to write letters separately.

Yang Congyi first wrote a letter to Lord Chen, telling him the good news of the official Cheng Xinlang, thanking him well, and finally mentioning the matter of returning to Yi Supervision, if there is someone who returns to Yi Governor to go to Anqing to purchase materials, please ask him to provide convenience.

He thought of the people in Tianzhu Mountain again, and thought of the Song leader, there are many talents there, if he can summon some of them, it will be of great use, but now it is obviously impossible to do it, the government and the bandits are opposites, how can they come out, just think about it.

In addition, what I know is a group of people who are fast catching, stealing and playing tricks, and there are almost no available talents in them. It's difficult, he can't do anything without people, how can this be good?

Why don't you find Lord Huang and ask for a few people first? Think about it, forget it, if Lord Huang had someone available, he wouldn't be looking for them. You have to figure it all out yourself.

It is better to settle the matter of merchant ships first, this is the top priority, if the sea ships are not built well, everything is a blind toss.

Yang Congyi talked to Tang Xun again, let him sit in Lin'an, set up a Huiyi team, keep in touch with Lord Huang, and get the support of Lord Huang in time, in addition, you can first ask Lord Huang to coordinate with the official kilns in various places, step up the firing of porcelain, rush to work day and night, burn as much as you want, and spread the news of the large-scale purchase of silk cloth, in order to plant mulberry trees after the beginning of spring, raise more silkworms and spin silk and silk, fifty ships are very large, it is extremely difficult to fill them, and if they are not arranged in advance, I am afraid that the task will not be completed.

After that, Yang Congyi bought a fast horse, took the shipbuilding documents back to the Yi Supervision Office, and went straight to Quanzhou.

After riding for more than six hours every day, Yang Congyi finally arrived in Quanzhou, the largest and most prosperous port city in the Great Song Dynasty.

As soon as he entered the city of Quanzhou, Yang Congyi was attracted by countless shops on both sides of the street, all kinds of goods are dazzling, some are obviously not produced in the Great Song Dynasty, a cursory look, you can find a lot of foreign things, you can also see the Arabs with black scarves on the street, which is very attractive to Yang Congyi, since you want to go back to the sea, then go farther, go to the Middle East, go to North Africa, there are Arabs here, find a few people on the road together, there is no problem in communication.

Yang Congyi glanced at the goods on the street a few times, and then urged the horse to rush to Quanzhou City.

Outside the Yamen of the City Bo Division, Yang Congyi was brought in after revealing his identity.

Inside the hall.

An official sat opposite Yang Congyi, holding a teacup in his hand, and said "please".

Yang Congyi held the teacup and said "please".

After each of them drank a cup of tea, they put the teacup down.

The official said: "I don't know what happened when Deputy Envoy Yang came to the City Division?" ”

Yang Congyi said: "Lord Yan, the imperial court wants to return to the sea, I am responsible for supervising the construction, entrusted by Lord Huang, to come to the city to find out, how many foreign merchants come to Quanzhou to trade every year, and the amount of the transaction is about how much, so as to prepare for the return of trade." ”

Lord Yan replied: "There are hundreds of foreign merchants every year, Goryeo, Wa, Annan, Sanrivija, Tianzhu, and even farther in black. As for the transaction amount, it should be around seven or eight million. ”

Yang Congyi asked again: "I don't know which direction the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty went to sea?" Trade geometry? ”

Lord Yan replied: "The Great Song Dynasty went to sea less, mostly in the Goryeo Kingdom, and there were also those who went to the South Seas, but the number of people was small, and the annual transaction amount was not less than three million. ”

Yang Congyi thanked: "Thank you, Lord Yan." ”

Lord Yan replied: "Vice Envoy Yang doesn't have to be polite. ”

Yang Congyi asked again: "I don't know how big a ship can dock in Quanzhou Port, and how many ships can dock with two thousand materials?" ”

Lord Yan replied: "It's hard to say how big the biggest is, the 4,000-material ship has docked in Quanzhou Port before, and now the common big ship is 2,000 material, 3,000 material, and the 3,000-material ship docks at Quanzhou Port, and the full load of goods can leave the port safely." As for how many large ships can dock, there are no statistics, there are eleven ports where large ships can berth, and each port can dock at least a dozen ships, and it should not be a problem to dock 100 ships. ”

Yang Congyi said: "That's fine." This time, the imperial court wants to return to Yi, and is ready to form a fleet of fifty ships of 2,000 materials, and at that time, the affairs of the port will have to be taken care of and coordinated by Lord Yan. ”

"Two thousand big ships and fifty ships?" Lord Yan was taken aback, this imperial court has taken the wrong medicine, the fleet of five two thousand ships is a big deal, no matter where you go, you can earn five or six million yuan for a round trip, and you can get fifty ships!

Yang Congyi smiled: "Why is Lord Yan surprised? ”

Lord Yan coughed dryly and said: "There are not many big ships with two thousand materials to go to sea, and the common merchant ships at sea are all four or five hundred materials, and the imperial court wants to use fifty large ships to return to Yi, I am afraid it is not easy." ”

Yang Congyi said: "This time I am going to do an ocean return, it is not easy to go out, there are few boats and small boats, which are not suitable." How big is the ship from Tianzhu and Dashi? Does Lord Yan know? ”

Lord Yan thought for a while and said: "The waterway is far away, and it is difficult for big ships to turn around when they encounter the sea breeze, and their ships are very small, all of them are ships with one sail, about a hundred materials. ”

One hundred materials, this is too small, it can't pack much goods at all, can it make money? Yang Congyi was skeptical. But then I thought that the basic things sent by Tianzhu and Dashi were spices, and a hundred ingredients was enough for them to make a lot of money, and they would bring thousands of horses of silk when they went back, all of which were rare goods, and they could earn hundreds of thousands of yuan back and forth.

The situation is almost understood, and after Yang Congyi thanked him again, he said: "Please ask Lord Yan to worry more about the port." ”

Lord Yan said: "Deputy Envoy Yang, please rest assured, any merchant ship has to make way for the imperial fleet, please tell Lord Huang, I will fully cooperate." ”

Yang Congyi smiled: "Then thank you Lord Yan." ”

After speaking, he got up and said goodbye: "Come back another day to bother, Lord Yan stays." ”

Lord Yan still sent Yang Congyi out of the hall.

Yang Congyi kept going, urging the horse all the way to the Quanzhou shipyard.

Quanzhou Shipyard, near the sea, is good at building sea ships.

Most of the large shipyards such as Quanzhou Shipyard are built for imperial court ships, which are under the management of the local government and are government-run shipyards.

Yang Congyi rushed to the shipyard, only to see that there were not many craftsmen in the huge shipyard, and there were only a few ships under construction, and he was very disappointed, how could this kind of shipyard build fifty big ships?

It took a lot of time to find an old man who was napping in the main house, who was the steward of the shipyard.

In the small house, Yang Congyi immediately identified himself, and after asking, he learned that he was in charge of the shipyard, and Mr. Fei, who was really in charge, basically did not come to the shipyard.

But since you're here, let's find out first, and then go to him. So he directly inquired about the operation of the shipyard from Lao Shi.

"How many people are there in your shipyard? So many people when you're busy? ”

The old man replied: "Don't hide it, there are more than 100 people in the shipyard now, and there are few ships built, so I didn't find such a person." When it was busy, there were thousands of people, and in recent years, there have been fewer people building less shipbuilding. ”

Yang Congyi asked, "What is the largest sea ship you can build now?" How long does it take to build? ”

Lao Shi replied: "The 3,000 material can still be built, the 4,000 material can be built, the 3,000 material ship can be built in three months, if it is urgent, two months will do." ”

Yang Congyi asked again: "How long will it take to build a ship of 2,000 materials?" ”

Lao Shi replied: "Generally two months, hurry up one and a half months." ”

"What if you want fifty?"

Lao Shi was shocked: "Fifty ships? It's too much to say. ”

Yang Congyi said: "If you want a ship within a year, is it possible to build it?" ”

Lao Shi said: "Unless you expand the shipyard and build six ships at a time, there will be no way in a year." ”

Yang Congyi said: "How much does it cost to build a ship of 2,000 materials?" ”

Lao Shi said: "About eight hundred." ”

Yang Congyi said: "The imperial court wants a lot of ships, money is not a problem, if each ship is given a thousand guan, can fifty ships be built in ten months?" ”

Lao Shi replied: "With the money given, we can recruit more craftsmen, and it should be able to be built." ”

Yang Congyi smiled at this time: "Okay, that's fine." If there are any big ships in the shipyard, take me to see them. ”

Old Shi said: "My lord, please come with me." "Lead the way in front of you.